Navigating North Journal

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Change your perspective – change your LIFE!

Want to be happier, feel motivated, improve your wellbeing, as well as, untap the potential to become the best version of yourself? By adjusting your focus and perspective, you can rewire your brain for happiness and success.

Did you know???

Our brains are actually hardwired with a negativity bias! Thanks to evolution and instinctive survival skills, we are basically programed to obsess over the negative stuff, and ignore the good things. In modern-day life, this can develop into a negative mindset, which only serves to make us miserable, and can very easily become a bad habit that spirals out of control.

How the Navigating North method can help you become who you are meant to be!

If you’re tired of overwhelming and negative thoughts, days dominated by stress, and bad habits that don’t get you any closer to your goals, then take heart. We can become the best versions of ourselves day by day. Personal growth is a practice, not a destination.

The Navigating North method has been honed and refined for nearly a decade and has proven a useful guide for my personal growth journey, as well as others’. The simple format allows for a quick and easy routine that will gently assist in a growth development mindset and foster daily motivation.

How the Navigating North Journal is different…

Unlike other similar products on the market, this guided journal does not require a monthly subscription or to submit a quiz to get you started. If used daily, as intended, one journal will last three months (not just one). This method is also straightforward and beneficial for anyone seeking to live a happier, more meaningful life. And as an added bonus, each purchase also includes access to additional resources and tools on an exclusive page of the Living Out of Focus website.

Do you feel as though you’re living your life to the fullest?

Perhaps you’re tired of…

Your negative mindset
Feelings of stress, anxiety, and overwhelm
Bad days and grumpy moods
Lack of motivation
The missed potential of becoming a better version of yourself
Continued misplaced blame on others for everything
Missed opportunities for not going after your goals and dreams

Start the journey to your best self and experience…

Improved confidence and love of self
Clear and defined goals, inspired by daily motivation
Develop healthy habits
Improved overall wellness
Exercise healthy boundaries
A positive outlook and mindset
Increased feelings of gratitude
Practiced self-reflection and accountability
Enhanced focus and perspective
Improved relationships
Daily self-care rituals
Practiced self-mastery
Become a better, kinder, happier human and live a more meaningful life

Maybe you think this all sounds great but…

Who the heck has time to journal??!?!? This journaling method simply requires filling in the blanks and some mental reflection. (It’s about the effort you put in, not the word count.) It only takes a few moments in the morning to write down your goals, visualize, and list some intentions to get pumped about your day. Then at the end of the day, reflect and make notes.

I’m not really sure journaling is my “thing”… No worries! This is not your typical journaling style or experience. It’s quick, easy, and user friendly. Journaling is great for your mental health, but it doesn’t have to be tedious or complicated to be beneficial.

My WHY; and how this journaling method has changed MY life…

When I first picked up a pen and decided to journal, I was not in a very, um… happy place. I was a new mom with postpartum depression (though I refused to acknowledge it at the time). I was beyond sleep deprived, boarding on some kind of zombie psychoses. And I was struggling with an identity crisis – trying to adjust from going from working full time, to suddenly becoming a stay-at-home mom. I also loved my new daughter more than life itself, and I wanted to give her the best version of myself – which was not who I was at the time. So, I set out on a mission to become the mother and person I wanted to be. My journaling method became the catalyst that changed my life, and it is my hope to help others who also simply want to be a better human and live a happier life.

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These are a few of the legit ways this journaling practice has changed my life:

Improved my attitude
Gave me a positive outlook
Helped me achieve my goals
Enhanced my focus
Improved my marriage
Increased my gratitude
Helped my health
Made me a better mom
Improved my prayer/spiritual life
Eased my anxiety*
Encouraged self-care practices
Helped me to grow and become a better person

*Please note that journaling certainly does not replace actual therapy, so please consult a professional if you feel it would be beneficial to you. If you need help right away, please visit: 988lifeline.org or call 988. There is absolutely no shame in doing so, and I can personally attest to the wonders of anxiety medication.

What others have to say about the Navigating North Journal

Allison N.

“Navigating North isn’t your average beautiful blank-page journal. I always wanted to enjoy journaling, but never felt like the experience was made for me; which is why I was skeptical to try yet another journal. However, this beautifully curated book turned out to be so much more. Little things that foster a sense of wellness and growth are scattered amongst the pages in simple prompts that encourage you to focus on the present in order to help change your future. Every day, you’re encouraged, but not guilted into, looking at your self-care, happiness, habits, and boundaries. It also guides you to notice how your thoughts turn into passions, passions into goals, and goals into life changing moments that effect your overall happiness. I love that the daily prompts are short and sweet. The easy-to-use reflective sections, kind of feel more like a quick wellness check-in with a good friend rather than the overwhelming, “pour your heart out on the pages” style of journaling. And sometimes when words aren’t enough, or feel like too much effort, there is a beautifully therapeutic element of coloring weaved into the format. I am so happy someone finally made a journal for busy gals who never found that traditional journaling offered much benefit for all the effort. Navigating North is so beautifully done. It fosters a growth mindset and is easy for both beginners, and those already experienced, to gain a wonderful new perspective on journaling.” ~ Allison N.

Dr. Christy F.

“This is a wonderful journal to focus on your goals, set strong intentions, and celebrate the good stuff in life. It even has tools to help cope with the hard stuff in life too. If you’re new to journaling, this might offer structure to help create the habit. If you’re an old hand at journaling, the tools this offers are a great way to further develop your practice.” ~ Dr. Christy F.

Ashlee W.

“The Navigating North journal has been so helpful for me in my personal growth journey. The journal starts with a few points to ponder about yourself and gives space to write. I try to revisit those points every few weeks. The daily entry pages come next. I love these; the structure of these pages helps me stay focused on what I want to accomplish each day while also allowing me to reflect at the end of that day (I spend a few minutes writing in this journal twice a day, once in the morning and again in the evening). I feel that journaling has made me a more resilient person and putting pen to paper gives me a clarity that doesn’t come from other forms of expression. I recommend this journal for anyone who is looking to start a daily practice!” ~ Ashlee W.

Kerry H.

“I am really enjoying my new journal, Navigating North. Even though I am not very far into it, I believe it is having an impact on my life. It has caused me to sit back and truly think about some of my passions in life. When you put down on paper something that was always just a thought in the back of your brain, it really makes you look at your habits and passions in a different light. I go back and reread some of the things I have written and I just go like, wow! I really do believe that what is on those pages describes me in a way that I never really looked at before. And honestly, I have some lofty goals, but I can see that if I keep trying, I will obtain them. That is a very powerful thing. I am not just floating through this life, but I can actually see a purpose behind many of the things that I do. That’s pretty powerful stuff! Thank you for the opportunity to see “me”!” ~ Kerry H.